Abwesenheit

/[ˈapˌveːzn̩haɪ̯t]/ noun

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,711

in German word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Abwesenheit is aGermannoun. It means: der Zustand, dass man körperlich nicht zugegen ist Pronounced [ˈapˌveːzn̩haɪ̯t]. It ranks #7,711 in German word frequency. Often confused with Anwesenheit.

Key facts for Abwesenheit
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbwesenheit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapˌveːzn̩haɪ̯t]
Letters11
Frequency rank#7,711
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Abwesenheit in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Abwesenheit is 11 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈapˌveːzn̩haɪ̯t]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,711 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Abwesenheit, with forms such as "abbwesenheit", "abewsenheit", and "abweesnheit". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Anwesenheit", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Abwesenheit, spelled A-B-W-E-S-E-N-H-E-I-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Zustand, dass man körperlich nicht zugegen ist
  2. 2
    der Zustand, dass man geistig nicht zugegen ist

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abbwesenheit,abewsenheit,abweesnheit,abwesehneit,abwesenehit,abwesenheitt,abwesenheti,abwesenhheit,abwesenhiet,abwesennheit,abwesneheit,abwessenheit,abwseenheit,abwwesenheit,awbesenheit,bawesenheit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Abwesenheit

Misspelling Variants of "Abwesenheit"

abbwesenheit12abewsenheit11abweesnheit11abwesehneit11abwesenehit11abwesenheitt12abwesenheti11abwesenhheit12
Misspelling Variants of "Abwesenheit"

Frequency rank: #7,711 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Abwesenheit"?
"Abwesenheit" is spelled A-B-W-E-S-E-N-H-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌveːzn̩haɪ̯t].
What does "Abwesenheit" mean?
As a noun, "Abwesenheit" means: der Zustand, dass man körperlich nicht zugegen ist
What words are commonly confused with "Abwesenheit"?
"Abwesenheit" is commonly confused with "Anwesenheit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Abwesenheit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abwesenheit" is [ˈapˌveːzn̩haɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abwesenheit" come from?
"Abwesenheit" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.